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Jesi Vega
May 22, 20232 min read
What is Line Editing?
In a previous post, I wrote about the dev (developmental) editing process, during which the dev editor works with the author to shape the...
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Jesi Vega
Apr 13, 20233 min read
An Editor Can Uphold or Dismantle Systemic Racism
Photo from Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s blog post “Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain.” Love in the Library is a children’s book by Maggie...
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Jesi Vega
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Things A Writer Needs
If you’re considering writing your first book, you may be wondering what you’ll need to get started and what you’ll need to keep going....
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Jesi Vega
Feb 27, 20233 min read
A Few Thoughts on “Playing Both Sides”
My mom’s a Puerto Rican, my dad’s a Jew , and I grew up in The Bronx. Last week on LinkedIn, Linda Espinosa Valencia reposted a TikTok of...
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Jesi Vega
Feb 13, 20234 min read
Safe Spaces for Creatives of Color Need to Remain Safe
In 2021, I was President of the Northwest Editors Guild in Seattle. The previous year, George Floyd had been murdered in broad daylight...
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Jesi Vega
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Rewriting Your Own Story is Sometimes the Most Important Revision of All
This girl thought she’d made all the mistakes, until she realized she’d gained all the wisdom. Or some of it. Whether I’m editing,...
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Jesi Vega
Jul 12, 20183 min read
5 Things Writers-of-Color Should Look For In Their Book Editor
If you’re a writer of color, you know what I mean. That’s right. This room was almost entirely white — except for me and, even though I’m...
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Jesi Vega
May 21, 20181 min read
The Self Publishing Revolution…
By now, every writer — and probably ever reader — knows that the publishing world has undergone a radical makeover in the last ten years...
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Jesi Vega
Apr 17, 20182 min read
On The Necessity of Turning Oneself into a Character
Around the same time, I picked up a copy of “To Show and To Tell” by Phillip Lopate*. In this book, dedicated to the craft of “literary...
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Jesi Vega
Sep 13, 20171 min read
Facing The Monster
A Good Editor is A Writer’s Best Ally If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard...
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Jesi Vega
Aug 23, 20171 min read
Editing Brings Out Your Writing’s Clarity and Power
Later, this gift also made me good at reading tarot cards. Without even thinking, I could fill in the blanks, and tease someone’s life...
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